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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 8 Up—Narrator Rodney Boulet first meets Tater Henry in 1965 when Tater strolls into whites-only South City Park, hoping to try out for Pony League. While the other players heap plenty of verbal abuse on the young black boy, 10-year-old Rodney gets Tater safely out of the park before they can do physical harm. Over the next few years, Rodney and his twin sister, Angie, occasionally run into Tater in their small Louisiana town, and the three develop a casual friend...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Despite the prejudices of their late-sixties small Louisiana town, Rodney Boulet and his twin sister Angie befriend African American boy Tat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 1, 2014
John Ed Bradley, a seasoned sports writer who played football for Louisiana State University, vividly portrays high school football and small town culture in the 1960s and ’70s. The first-person perspective reveals Rodney’s well-meaning intentions, but also his ignorance and bias. For instance, after spending the summer sneaking Tater into the whites-only pool to give him pre-dawn swimming lessons with his sister Angie, Rodney is shocked to see Angie kiss Tater on the chee...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
